verbthird conjugation, irregular alternative forms
ambedō
ambedō (present infinitive ambedere or ambēsse, perfect active ambēdī, supine ambēsum or ambēssum or ambēstum)
Classical[ˈam.bɛ.doː]Ecclesiastical[ˈam.be.do]
Meaning
- to eat or gnaw around; erode
- figurativelyto waste; consume
Conjugation conjugation 3 irregular
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ambedō | ambedēbam | ambedam | ambēdī | ambēderam | ambēderō |
| 2nd sg. | ambedis ambēs | ambedēbās | ambedēs | ambēdistī | ambēderās | ambēderis |
| 3rd sg. | ambedit ambēst | ambedēbat | ambedet | ambēdit | ambēderat | ambēderit |
| 1st pl. | ambedimus | ambedēbāmus | ambedēmus | ambēdimus | ambēderāmus | ambēderimus |
| 2nd pl. | ambeditis ambēstis | ambedēbātis | ambedētis | ambēdistis | ambēderātis | ambēderitis |
| 3rd pl. | ambedunt | ambedēbant | ambedent | ambēdērunt ambēdēre | ambēderant | ambēderint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ambedam ambedim | ambederem ambēssem | ambēderim | ambēdissem |
| 2nd sg. | ambedās ambedīs | ambederēs ambēssēs | ambēderīs | ambēdissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ambedat ambedit, ambēst | ambederet ambēsset | ambēderit | ambēdisset |
| 1st pl. | ambedāmus ambedīmus | ambederēmus ambēssēmus | ambēderīmus | ambēdissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ambedātis ambedītis | ambederētis ambēssētis | ambēderītis | ambēdissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ambedant ambedint | ambederent ambēssent | ambēderint | ambēdissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ambedor | ambedēbar | ambedar |
| 2nd sg. | ambederis ambedere, ambēssis, ambēsse | ambedēbāris ambedēbāre | ambedēris ambedēre |
| 3rd sg. | ambeditur ambēstur | ambedēbātur | ambedētur |
| 1st pl. | ambedimur | ambedēbāmur | ambedēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ambediminī | ambedēbāminī | ambedēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ambeduntur | ambedēbantur | ambedentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ambedar | ambederer ambēsser |
| 2nd sg. | ambedāris ambedāre | ambederēris ambederēre, ambēssēris, ambēssēre |
| 3rd sg. | ambedātur | ambederētur ambēssētur |
| 1st pl. | ambedāmur | ambederēmur ambēssēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ambedāminī | ambederēminī ambēssēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ambedantur | ambederentur ambēssentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ambede ambēs | ambedere ambēsse |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ambedite ambēste | ambediminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ambeditō ambēstō | ambeditor ambēstor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ambeditō ambēstō | ambeditor ambēstor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ambeditōte ambēstōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ambeduntō | ambeduntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ambedere ambēsse | ambedī |
| perfect infinitive | ambēdisse | ambēsum esse ambēssum esse, ambēstum esse |
| future infinitive | ambēsūrum esse ambēssūrum esse, ambēstūrum esse | ambēsum īrī ambēssum īrī, ambēstum īrī |
| present participle | ambedēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | ambēsus ambēssus, ambēstus, ambēsa, ambēsā, ambēsae, ambēsam, ambēsārum, ambēsās, ambēse, ambēsī, ambēsīs, ambēsō, ambēsōrum, ambēsōs |
| future participle | ambēsūrus ambēssūrus, ambēstūrus, ambēsūra, ambēsūrā, ambēsūrae, ambēsūram, ambēsūrārum, ambēsūrās, ambēsūre, ambēsūrī, ambēsūrīs, ambēsūrō, ambēsūrōrum, ambēsūrōs, ambēsūrum | ambedendus ambedundus, ambedenda, ambedendā, ambedendae, ambedendam, ambedendārum, ambedendās, ambedende, ambedendīs, ambedendōrum, ambedendōs |
gerundambedendī, ambedendō, ambedendumsupineambēsum, ambēsū
amb-ĕdo, ēdi, ēsum, 3 (
I. pres. 3d pers. ambest, Paul. ex Fest. p. 4 Müll.), v. a., to eat or gnaw around, and with an extension of the idea (cf.: adedo, aduro, accīdo), to waste, consume (very rare; not in Lucr. 5, 396, where the correct read. is lambens; v. Lachm. ad h. l.):
flammis ambesa Robora, Verg. A. 5, 752: ambesas absumere mensas, id. ib. 3, 257: vis locustarum ambederat quidquid herbidum, Tac. A. 15, 5; so Dig. 41, 1, 38.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ambedō ēdī, ēsus
ambi + 1 edo, to eat around, waste, consume: flammis ambesa Robora, V.: ambesae mensae, V.: quidquid, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
- Latinambedō
Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti Proto-Italic *edō Latin edō Latin ambedō From ambi- (“around”) + edō (“to eat”).